Film data selecting and viewing machine



July 6, 1943. J. w. BRYCE FILM DATA SELECTING AND VIEWING MACHINE 8 Sheet s-Sheet 1 Filed June 27. 1940 INVENTOR BY X),

j jab, TQTTORNEY.

July 6, 1943. J. w. BRYCE 2,323,372

FILM DATA SEIJEGTING AND VIEWING MACHINE Filed June 27 1940 8 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

BY q 1 v ATTORNEY,

Judy Q, 1943. J. w. BRYCE 2,323,372

FILM DATA SELECTING AND VIEWING MACHINE Filed June 27, 1940 8 Sheets-Sheet 5 I %INV NTZ; -1 BY v mm A TTORNEYJ July 6, 1943. J w BRYCE 2,323,372

FILM DATA SELECTING AND VIEWING MACHINE Filed June 27, 1940 8 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR.

BY W

ATTORNEY) 'F'IGA:

y 1943- J. w. BRYCE 2,323,372 I FILM DATA SELECTING AND VIEWING MACHINE Filed June 27, 1940 8 Sheets-Sheet 5 iiii INVENTOR.

ATTORNEYJ y 1943- J. w. BRYCE 2,323,372

FILM DATA SELECTING AND VIEWING MACHINE Filed June 27, 1940 8 Sheets-Sheet 6 INV NTOR. w

ATTORNEYJ F IG.6.

y 1943- J. w. BRYCE FILM DATA SELECTING AND VIEWING MACHINE Filed Juhe 27, 1940 8 Sheets-Sheet '7 mcmmm. hhwm moowwm wfibw ceoom Ah mhm mwfm ammmv wmmhww oommm W w R M I m M Q N QN m w v mm k 0 6 1M O Q hm n A Qm wb r mm T.& 9% Y w: B 2. 9 Q Na N\ 5 MQN o o g m 0E QQ NW Wm mm Q n mm mm mm ATTORNEY:

Patented July 6, 1943 FILM DATA snmc'rmc AND VIEWING MACHINE.

James W. Bryce, Glen Ridge, N. 3., assignor to International Business Machines Corporation, New York, N. Y., a corporation. of New York Application June 27, 1940, Serial No. 342,641

12 Claims.

This invention relates to a film data selecting and viewing machine.

The present invention has for its principal ob- .iect the provision of a machine which enables film data to be automatically selected for viewing from a film in which data may be disposed in sections of indeterminate length upon the film as distinguished from data disposed in equisized frames.

A further object of the present invention resides in the provision of a film selecting and viewing machine in which a film section may be automatically selected for viewing either by automatically stopping the film at the beginning of a selected group of data or at the end of such group of data.

A further object of the present invention resides'in the provision of a film viewing and se-. lecting machine in which there is an automatic disconnection of the power drive for film feed upon selected data being scanned with the further feature of the provision of a manual means a preferred embodiment and the principle thereof and what I now consider to be the best mode in which I have contemplated appling the principle. Other embodiments of the invention employing the same or equivalent principle may be used and structural changes made as desired by those for advancing or retracting the film to permit the operator to select the particular zone or section of the film to be'viewed.

- A further object of the present invention resides in the provision of an improved film selecting and viewing machine in which there is a common station for scanning the film to selectively stop film feed and for viewing the film after it is stopped. Suitable mirror means are provided to alternatively allow data derived from the film to influence photo-cells or to direct film data to a viewing screen. In this respect the present invention is an improvement in the construction shown in my previous Patent No. 2,124,- 906, where there is a separate scanning and viewing station.

A further object of the present invention resides in the provision of a film selecting and viewing machine in which provision is made for stopping film feed at the beginning of each group of data on the film irrespective of the group number or a change or lack of change in the group skilled in the art without departing from the present invention and within the spirit of the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a .front elevational view of the machine;

Fig. 1a is a detail view of a portion of the mechanism of Fig. 1 with certain parts shown in displaced position;

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a right hand elevational View, inside the covers, the view being taken on line 44 of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional elevational view taken on line 55 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a left hand elevational view taken on line 6.6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a sectional view taken on line 'I'| of Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a detail view of the manual drive mechanism, the view being taken on line 8-8 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 9 is a detail sectional View taken on line 9-Q of Fig. 8;

Fig. 10 is an enlarged view of a portion of a record strip such as used in controlling the machine. The view shows the record strip as viewed upon the screen of the machine; and

Fig. 11 is a view showing the circuit diagram of the machine.

General o eration In my copending application Serial No. 336,-

934, filed May 24, 1940, there is disclosed a machine for making statistical records on film. These records may comprise listed items and totals of such items or just totals alone. Generally such items are allocated into groups of varying lengths. For identifying purposes each group has a' so-called group number. As disclosed in the above application I have provided means for making a film record having code spots horizontally disposed above each group so that selection of these groups may be made in a novel and convenient manner. It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a machine for make ing such a selection of portions of the film to be viewed and to provide for viewing such selected h section of film.

According to the present invention, a machine is provided which feeds a length of film bearing data and code and control spots past devices which project the code and control spot data upon a bank of photo-cells. Film feed is continuous. By means of a hand set device which is pre-set to a particular group number, certain machine circuits are pre-conditioned so that only certain selected photo-cells of the photo-cell bank are effective. Thus, when a portion of film bearing the desired list. passes the projection deapplication how an auxiliary control spot may be recorded in a line with'the code spots and on a line with the total. Before film feeding operations are started, the machine may be pre-set to stop either at the first line of a list under control of the auxiliary spot in line with the code spots or at the total line under control of the auxiliary total control spot.

If it is desired to stop at the first line of every group instead of the first line of a selected group the machine may be pre-set for such an operation or if it is desired to stop at every total line the machine may also be pre-set for such a selection.

Film may be run continuously through the machine with no control at all if so desired.

In more detail, the machine is provided with a suitable base designated 20 (see Figs. 2, 5 and 6).

' Suitably supported on this base are outer side frame members 2! (Fig. 5) and intermediate vertical frame members 22, 23 and 24. Also supported on the base is a pedestal member 25 (see Figs. 6 and 7). The intermediate frames 22, 23 (Fig. 5) carry cross-plate 28 which has secured to it a cantilever bracket 21. J oumalled in this bracket is-a shaft 28. One end of this shaft is squared to fit a squared opening in a film supply reel 29 (Fig. 4) It may be mentioned that at times the supply reel has to be rotated for re-winding the fihn onthe supply wheel. At such times the squared end of the shaft provides a driving connection between the shaft and reel.. The reel is retained'in any desired manner on the squared end of the shaft as by means of a spring pressed pawl 30. Referring to Fig. 6, the pedestal 25 has joumalled therein a shaft 3i. This shaft also has a squared end to drive a take-up reel 32 (see Fig. 4)

Before describing the manner in which the film is driven, the path of the film, through the machine, will be traced. Referring to Figs. 2 and 4, the film leading from reel 28 passes over a guide rod 36, thence under an idler sprocket 31, over a drive sprocket 38, through a gate 38, under a feed sprocket 40, over an idler sprocket 4|,

under a guide rod or pillar 42 and thence to the gate 38 may be opened by manually rocking a spring pressed lever 43 in a counterclockwise direction as viewed in Fig. 4.

The drive for the feed sprockets and will now be described. Referring to Fig.3 there is provided a driving motor 44 which, through gears 45 and 46, rotates a shaft 41. This shaft 41 (see also Fig. 5) extends through the various vertical supporting frame plates and its opposite end is provided with a gear 48. This gear 48 (see Fig. 6) drives a gear 49 which has fixed to it the notched driving element 50 of a one-revolution clutch. Gear 49 and the element 50 are freely rotatable upon a supporting shaft 51. Also freely rotatable on shaft Si is an arm 52 carrying a driving dog 53 which is normally latched out of engagement with the driving element 50 by the armature latch 54 of a film feed magnet FM.

, The clutch arm 52 is in turn secured to a gear 53 which, through a train of gears 56, 51 and 58, drives a gear 59.

Referring to Fig. 9, gear 59 is fast to a shaft 63 which extends through ,a hollow shaft 8!. Shaft 60 in turn at its outer end has fast to it a collar-like member 62. Extending inwardly from the collar member 62 is a pin 63 which is adapted to engage in a recess 34 in a hand wheel 85. The hand wheel 65 in turn is provided with a plurality of pins 86 which extend into sockets in an annular member 61, which in turn is fast to the hollow shaft 3!. Suitable springs 68 are disposed in the sockets in member 81. With the parts in the relation shown in Fig. 9, it will be appreciated that rotation of gear 53 will impart rotation to the hollow shaft 8!. However, if the hand wheel is pressed inwardly, the pin 63 will become disengaged from the recess or socket 64' in member 85 and under this condition there is a disconnection of the drive from shaft to to hollow shaft in and the hollow shaft it may then be rotated manually by rotating the hand wheel 65. Fast 16 (see Figs. 5 and-6). Cooperating with pulley on the end of hollow shaft BI is a driving gear 10. Such gear 10 (see Fig. 6), through gearing H, 12, drives a gear 13 which is in turn fixed to a shaft Fixed to shaft 14 are a pair of pulleys I5 and 16 is a belt TI which is crossed and which in turn drives a pulley l8 freely rotatable on shaft 3|. Pulley 18 (see Figs. 5 and 6) has fast to it a disk 13 which is also freely rotatable on the takeup shaft 3|. Fast to the takeup shaft is another f disk 80 provided with a pawl 8| engaging the periphery of disk 19 (see also Fig. 7).

The above parts provide for-drive of the takeup shaft positively in a counterclockwise direction (see Fig. 2) and provide for reverse rotation of reel 32. In order to drive the upper reel 29 a cross belt 82 (Fig. 6) is provided which cooperates with a pulley 83. A generally one-way driving connection is provided between pulley 83 and shaft 28 which provides for the drive of reel 29.

In the usual operation of the machine the film is reeled off the upper wheel and wound upon the lower reel, but at times, particularly when there is manual drive, the film may be wound up on the upper reel and reeled off from the lower wheel. In order to prevent overrunning of the wheels, compression springs 84 are provided (see Fig. 5) Shaft I4 previously referred to has fast to it the drive sprocket 40 (Fig. 2) Gear 13 (Fig. 6), through idler gear 88 drives a gear 89 fixed to a drive shaft 90 which in turn has fast to it the upper feed sprocket 38 (see Fig. 2).

From the foregoing description it will be understood that with the motor 44 in operation and with the hand wheel and associated parts In the normal position as shown in Fig. 9, energlzation of the film feed clutch magnet FM (Fig. 6) will provide a drive which will turn shaft 60 in a clockwise direction and drive will be imparted to the film feed sprockets 38 and 40 to feed the film downwardly through the film gate. With such drive the takeup reel 32 will also be rotated to wind up the film upon the lower reel. Accordingly, as long as the clutch magnet FM remains energized, the film will be fed from the upper supply reel to the lower takeup reel.

To provide for certain controlling operations when the film is exhausted, a film lever SI is provided (see Fig. 4). With the film runnin film lever SI maintains contacts 92 closed and when the film is exhausted the slight rocking of film lever 9| in a counterclockwise direction permits the contacts 92 to open.

Loading and re-loading of the machine may be effected through a suitable door 93 (see Fig. 3).

Manual film drive When it is desired to feed the film manually past the gate, the hand wheel 65 is pressed inwardly in a manner previously explained. After this has been done the hand wheel may be rotated manually in either direction to cause the film to be wound up on the lower reel and unwound from the upper reel or to be wound up on the upper reel and unwound from the lower reel. Thus the film may be advanced past the gate to any desired extent in either direction by hand.

As is customary in machines employing film,

the reels may be reversed when it is desired to provide rapid re-winding.

Optical system Before describing the details of the optical system, it may be explained that the present mawill be subsequently described, but it may be here I stated that when the photo-cells detect that a certain section of the film is to be viewed these photo-cells, through intermediate controls bring about displacement of a mirror which deflects an image of the film up to the viewing screen, Furthermore, when a. section of the film is to be viewed, film feed is to be terminated. A suitable source of light is provided for both afiecting the photo-cells and for providing the image projection upon the viewing screen.

Referring now to Fig. 2,05 is the ground glass viewing screen. Back of this screen is a reflecting mirror 95. Below the mirror 96 is a, displaceable mirror 9?, With the displaceable mirror 91 in the upper (dotted line) position, an image of a section of the film may be viewed on the viewing screen 95. In order to trans-illuminate and project an image of the section of the film at the film gate, a suitable light source 98 is provided. Ther is also provided a condensing lens system .99 and a projecting lens system I00. As stated before, with the displaceable mirror 91 in upper position the section of the film at the film gate may be viewed on the viewing screen 95. On the other hand if the mirror is in the full line will be described. The mirror 91 (Fig. 3) is mounted on a frame IOI which'is fixed to a shaft I02 (see also Fig. 5). Fast to shaft I02 is a vertically extending arm I03 which in turn connects to a link I04 which link in turn has a pivotal connection with a crank disk I05 fixed to a shaft I06. The drive for the shaft I06 will now be described.

Referring to Fig. 3, the shaft 41 previously referred to, drives a gear I 01 which in turn drives a gear I08. Gear I08, through a Geneva drive, generally designated I09 (Fig. 4) drives a gear IIO which in turn drives a gear III fast on a shaft II2. Shaft II2 (see Fig. 6) has fast to it the one notch clutch element I I 3 of a one-revolution clutch. Freely rotatable on shaft H2 is a clutch arm H4 fast to a gear II5 and carrying the customary clutch dog IIG. Gear II5 meshes with a gear II! which in turn drives the shaft I06 (see also Fig 7). To engage the one-revolution clutch a mirror clutch magnet MC is energized, This releases the clutch dog I I6 and allows it to engage with the clutch II3 whereupon the one-revolution clutch drives the shaft I06 through one-half revolution. This movement will alternatively raise and lower the mirror 91 which has been previously referred to.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4 the frame IOI has fast to ita contact operating arm I20. Arm I20 controls three pairs of contacts designated I 2| I22 and I23. The upper two contact pairs I2I and I22 are closed with the mirror 91 in lower position and at such time the lower contacts I23 are open. With the mirror in upper position the upper contacts I2I and I22 move under spring action to open position and the lower contacts become closed.

Before explaining the arrangement and disposition of the photo-cells, the film record Will be generally explained with reference to Fig. 10.

This figure, it may be explained, shows a portion of the film as it would appear if projected upon a screen. The film record comprises a plurality of longitudinally separated bodies of data. Each body of data may be referred to as a group record or as-a record section of the film. Each such record section has its own identification in the form of one or more code spots I30 disposed along a line across the film. The position of the spot transversely of the film determines its significance, A code spot may have any one of thirty positions in a transverse line. The first ten positions at the right are those utilized to signify the units denomination value. Th next ten are those to signify the tens denomination value and the ten positions at the left are those utilized to signify the hundreds order value. The value designation is merely exemplary. It is possible for instance that a combination of code spots may be utilized to designate the letter of the alphabet. As here shown the uppermost record section in Fig. 10 has code spots designatin a group number 762. Following the identifying line of code spots each record section has a line of data which includes the group number at the left. One or more lines of such data exclusive-of the group number may follow in a particular section. The last line of the record section is a total line bearing total data which is representative of an accumulation of the numerical data of the preceding lines. Such total line is preferably distinguished by the presence of a supplemental designation in the form of a control spot I3I at the left of the line. I

For convenience the width of the film adapted to bear the code spots and characters may be considered as sub-divided into vertical columns. All of the possible positions of the code spots I30 preferably lie in the same columns which are adapted to contain character data. However, the total control spot I1 is in the column to the left of and outside the zone of the columns which may contain code spots or characters.

In order to enable the photo-cell sensing means to differentiate between the line-of code spots and the line of characters, a supplemental designation in the form of a control spot I32 accompanies each line of code spots I30. The spot I32 is to the right of and outside of the zone of the columns which may contain code spots or characters. Accordingly, the sensing of a control spot I32 cannot be mistaken for the sensing of a character or code spot. The control spot I32 may be considered as part of the identifying designation of a film section of data and at the same time as controlling means to differentiate the identification spots I30 from the characters.

It is possible that the film record may consist merely of record sections made up of codal identification followed by lines of data not ending in a total line. It is possible also. that the film record might comprise only a line of code spots followed by a line of total data, followed by another line of code spots and so on. It is further possible that the special spot I3I may be opposite any desired line of data which is to be selected for viewing.

Before further explaining the photo-cell sensing system, it may be mentioned that the film is placed in the machine and threaded through the gate in such a manner that if the film be actually viewed at the gate the film would appear reversed end for end and left to right with respect to the showing of Fig. 10. In other words, if the figure be turned one hundred-andeighty degrees, this would be the appearance of the film from the gate at the opposite side of the light source. It will now be assumed that the mirror 91 is in the full line position (Fig. 2). With the displaceable mirror 91 in the full line position, a portion of the beam carrying the film image will be projected directly to a series of ten mirrors generally designated I33. Another portion of the beam carrying the film image will be projected directly to a series of eleven mirrors generally designated I34 andthe remainder of the beam will be projected directly to certain of the photo-cells which are generally designated I35. While the light beams from all sections of the film could be projected directly to the photocells I35 such a projecting arrangement would require a great deal more lateral space in the machine-than is desirable in practice. In order to obviate this difiiculty, the sets of mirrors I33 and I34 have been provided. The set of mirrors I33 project the light beams which they intercept to photo-cells which may be designated I35a, whereas the mirrors I34 project the light beams which they intercept on to a set of photo-cells I35b. It may be mentioned that there are eleven photo-cells of the I35 set which receive light beams direct from the film. There are eleven photocells I35b in the second .set which receive the light beams as deflected by the I34 set of mirrors and there are ten photo-cells of the I350 set which receive light beams as deflected by the I33 set of mirrors. I

Referring to Fig. 3, reference character I40 designates the film beam which projects the entire film image across a complete line. Individual beam I40a designates the particular light beam which projects the image representative of the extreme right hand column of the film as viewed in Fig. 10. This would be the beam from the column on the film containing the control spot I32. Beam I401) represents the second column from the right and so on. As shown in Fig. 3, beam I40a projects directly to the uppermost of the I 35 set of photo-cells. Beam I40b, however, is intercepted by one of the I34 mirrors and is thereby projected downwardly and at an angle to one of the photo-cells of the I35b set. Beam I4I'Ic is intercepted by one of the I33 mirrors and is projected downwardly and at an angle to one of the photo-cells of the I35a set. Beam lid is not intercepted by a mirror and again goes directly to one of the photo-cells of the I35 cells. The explanation need not be further extended but it will be appreciated that the arrangement shown provides for a compact grouping of the photo-cells, thereby conserving space.

It will be understood that when the photocells are receiving the images from the film, the film will be maintained in continuous motion. Upon certain combinations of code images being sensed by the photo-cell, film feed will be suspended and the shifting mirror shifted to the dotted line position, whereby a selected portion of the film may be seen at the viewing'screen.

Framing of the image upon the screen is provided by the gate opening in the gate.

Hand set mechanism For the purpose of selectively viewing certain film portions under control of the code spot identifications afiorded by spots I30, there is provided a hand set-up mechanism which can be preset by hand for aparticular group number or identification. This hand set mechanism comprises a series of knurled wheels I (see Fig. 2). Each knurled wheel has fixed to it a brush structure including a pair of electrically connected brushes I42. One brush contacts arcuate conducting segment I43, while the other brush of the pair contacts one of a series of individual segments I44. A detent spring I45 is provided to hold the knurled wheel in any selected position. As shown in Fig. 1, the various wheels are inscribed with suitable digits and the wheels may be turned to bring a particular desired set of digits in line with an index arrow I46. If it would be desired to set up a group number of 256, the various knurled wheels I4I would be so set that the left hand wheel would have the two digit opposite the arrow, the middle wheel would be turned to have the 5 wheel opposite the arrow and the right hand wheel would be turned to have the 6 wheel opposite the arrow.

Supplementary controls The machine is provided with a selector switch generally designated I41 which can be placed in any of the five positions designated in Fig. 1. When switch I" is set to position SL, the beginning of a selected list or section of data is arrested at a viewing position. When switch I4! is set at SLT, the total line of a selected data section is stopped in a viewing position. Thus, switch SL may be considered as part of supplemental-y selecting means to select which of different portions or a selected data section is to be stopped in viewing position. Start and stop buttons I48 and I49 are likewise provided. A slow and fast motor control knob I50 is likewise provided. There is also a filiment control switch generally designated II. There is also provided a plugboard generally designated I53.

Referring to the portion of the machine adjacent the ground glass screen there is provided at this section of the machine a pointer I56. Pointer I56 may assume either of two positions. When the position is shown as in Fig. 1 a tail portion I51 of the pointer obscures the legend Total" which is below the tail portion I51 and permits a List legend to be viewed. Likewise when the pointer is in the altered position (see Fig. 1a), the tail portion I51 obscures the List legend and permits viewing of the Total legend. The "List and Total" legends are disposed, if desired, directly upon the ground glass screen. The pointer I56 is spring urged in an upward direction by means or a spring I58 and ma be considered to normally assume the position shown in Fig. 10. When it is desired to shift it to the opposite position a solenoid I59 is energized drawing the pointer downwardly to the Fig. 1 position.

It will be assumed that the machine has been loaded with a film, the film properly threaded through the gate and attached to the takeup reel. Let it be assumed that the operator desires to view a portion of the. film pertaining to a particular group number, for example 256. For this type of operation, the hand setup devices I4I would be set to represent 256. The control device I41 would be set to bring the index to the position designated SL. Plug connections would be made at the plugboard I53 as follows: Referring to the circuit diagram (Fig. 11) plug connections would be made between I60 and I6I, between I62 and I63, between I64 and I65, between I66 and I61 and between I68 and I69. The I41 control member would position the four switch arms to the SL position indicated on the wiring diagram. The arms in question may be designated I41a, I411), M and I41d. The operator of the machine then closes main line switch I10 affording direct current supply to buses HI and I12. Filament switch I5I will be closed. Switch I41b in the SL position provides current supply for solenoid I59 causing the pointer I56 to assume the position shown in Fig. 1. With the main line switch I10 closed, current supply is afforded to driving motor 44. The motor speed may be set at a desired spot by adjustment of the control rheostat I50. To initiate film feed,

the start button I48 is depressed closing contacts I48a, I48b and opening contacts I480. With the fihn in the machine, film contacts 92 are closed and a circuit is established from bus I1 I, through the 92 contacts, to a line I13, through relay contacts G2 in the position shown, through the SL switch arm I41a, through the M811 contacts now closed, through the I2I contacts now closed, to and through the feed clutch magnet FM. A further circuit is also completed to energize the A relay. Relay coil A upon energization establishes a stick circuit as follows: From line I12, through relay coil A, stick contacts AI, stop key contacts I 49a, through switch arm I41a, and the SL switch terminal, through th G2 contacts and back to the other side of the line I1I, through the path previously traced. With feed clutch magnet FM energized, film will be fed through the gate and up device pertaining to the hundreds order.

as each line of film passes the gate images will be projected to the various photo-cells.

For convenience in describing the circuit diagram, it may be explained that the present machine includes thirty-two photo-cells. Photocell I35L is the photo-cell which is influenced by the control spot I82 (Fig. 10). Photo-cell I35T is the photo-cell which is influenced by the total control spot I3I. All of the rest of the photocells which are designated I35 are influenced by the code spots I30. It will be further understood that there are a set of I35 cells which are influenced by the code spots I30 pertaining to the units order (see Fig. 10), another set influenced.

by the spots I30 pertaining to the tens order and another set of photo-cells pertaining to the code spots I30 pertaining to the hundreds order. When a code spot or control spot passes the opening in the gate the eflect of the spot is to shut ofi flow of light to the related photo-cell. Each photo-cell has associated with it the customary amplifier unit. These on the wiring diagram are designated AMP. The individual wiring of one of these amplifier units will be subsequently described, but before describing the internal wiring, the external wiring connections will be explained. The plate output circuit of the amplifier unit associated with the I35L photo-cell is connected to a relay coil L. The plate output circuit of the amplifier unit influenced by photo-cell I35T is.

connected to a relay coil TT. Relays L and IT are double coil relays with a separate holding coil. The plate output circuits of the other amplifier units, viz. the ones influenced by the code spots I30 (Fig. 10) are individually connected to the segments of the hand setup device. The common or return side of these various amplifier units are in turn connected back to the common conducting strip through certain relay circuits as will now be described. For example, the common return circuit I15 pertaining to the amplifier unit for the hundreds order is connected to a relay coil H. The other side of this relay H is connected by a wire I16 to the common strip I43 of the hand set- Similar circuit arrangements are provided for the units and tens orders, i. e. the main return circuit I11 connects through a relay coil T and thence by wire I18 to the strip I43 of the hand set device in the tens order. Another circuit I19 and I connects the common return circuit of the amplifiers pertaining to the units order to a relay coil U and back to the common strip I43 of the hand setup device in the units order.

Having described the external wiring connections of the various amplifier units, the internal wiring of one of :these amplifier units will now be described. Considering the amplifier associated with and influenced by photo-cell I35L, photocell I35L is connected in series with abattery I8I and a resistor I82 provided with an adjustable tap I83 which in turn is connected in series with a grid biasing battery I84. The negative end of this battery is in turn connected to the grid of a vacuum tube I85. When maximum light is impinging on photo-cell I35L, i. e. a no spot condition, maximum current flows through resistor I82. This in turn causes maximum negative bias to be applied to the grid of tube I85. The plate circuit of tube I85 is in circuit with relay coil L and in circuit with a plate biasing battery I86. With maximum bias applied to the grid of the tube I85, minimum current will flow in the plate or output circuit and such minimum current will be insufficient to effectively energize relay coil L 7 list may be viewed. This can be effected by manand close the relay contacts. If, however, on the other hand, a spot on the film shuts on light to the photo-cell I35L there will be maximum fiow of current in the plate or output circuit so that relay coil L will be effectively energized. The spot which influences photo-cell I35L is the spot I32 (Fig. 10).

From the foregoing description, it will be appreciated that if a transverse line of code spots I30 match the set up of the hand setup device, there will be a concurrent energization of relay coils H, T and U. With the hand setup device set with an amount of 256 and assuming that code Spots I30 representative of 256 are present and scanned at a film line, there will be fiow of .current from the amplifier influenced by the photocell which has its light blocked on by the spot representative of 2 in the hundreds order, whereupon relay H will be energized. Similarly, in the tens order, the code spot representative of 5 in the tens order will block light to the photo-cell whose amplifier unit is connected to the 5 segment spot of the hand setup device whereupon relay T will be energized. This energization is concurrent with the energization of relay H. Likewise in the units order the spot representative of. 6 will block light flow to the photo-cell whose amplifier units is connected to the 5 segment spot of the hand setup device. This will cause energization of relay U concurrent with the energization of the other two relays.

ual feed of the film efi'ected in the manner previously described. If such a manual displacement of the film has intervened before re-starting the machine the first line of the list should be re-lined with the pointer I56-before re-start of film feed is efiected, otherwise there may be a second stoppage of film feed for the same group of data. .After film feed has been stopped, film feed may be re-commenced by depressing the start button I48. With such an operation contacts I48a and M81) are closed and I480 are opened. Opening of contacts I480 deenergizes relay coil G by opening the holding circuit. With relay coil With relays H and T concurrently energized in the foregoing manner, the feed of the film Y through the machine will be terminated. This control is provided as follows: When relay contacts UI, TI and HI are all closed, also with relay L energized, the relay contacts L2 (Fig. 10) are also closed. Accordingly, a circuit will be established, traced as follows: from left side of line I1 I, through thefilm lever contacts 92 now closed, via wire I90, through plug connection between I69 and lil, through the series circuit, through contacts UI, TI and HI, through the plug connection from I66 to I61, through the L2 contacts now closed, through the plug connection from I68 to I69, to and through the relay coil G and back to the other side of the line. A holding circuit is provided for-relay coil G through stick contacts GI, contacts 80 now closed and back to the other side of the line, through the film lever contacts 92. With relay coil G energized, contacts G2 open, breaking the holding circuit for relay coil A and clutch magnet FM. With'clutch magnet FM de-energized, film feed stops with the selected portion of the film at the film gate. Closure of relay contacts G3 complete a circuit from line I'll, film lever contacts 92,, mirror contacts I22 in the position shown, through relay contacts G3, switch H10 in the SL position, mirror clutch magnet MC and back to line I12. Energization of the mirror clutch magnet MC will cause the mirror 91 to move to the dotted line position, whereupon the first part of the list on the film may be seen on the viewing screen 95 opposite pointer I56. Such a condition is illustrated in Fig. l. The opening of the mirror contacts I22 which occurs upon full displacement of the mirror opens the circuit to the mirror clutch magnet MC. It has been explained how under this type of operation solenoid I59 is energized tq cause the pointer I56 to assumethe position of Fig. 1.

If the list pertaining to a particular group of data be too long to be entirely viewed on the viewing screen, it may be necessary to manually move the 111111 through the gate so that the entire G tie-energized, relay contacts G2 recloses so that relay coil A may be energized under the control of the start button contacts I48a. Closure of contacts I 481) provide an energizing circult for the mirror clutch magnet MC which circuit may be traced from line I1I, through the film lever contacts 92, mirror contact I23 now closed, contacts I48b now closed, relay contacts J2 in the position shown, mirror clutch magnet MC and back to line I12. Energization of the mirror clutch magnet MC will restore the mirror 91 to the full line position and close contacts I2I. Closure of these contacts I 2| places the feed clutch magnet FM in parallel with relay coil A and energization of the feed clutch magnet FM causes a new film feeding operation to start. The circuit which has just been described forenergizing the mirror clutch magnet MC is interrupted as soon as the mirror returns to full line position by the opening of contacts I23.

Selected total operation Another type of selecting operation is one where it is desired to stop and view a section of the film for a total pertaining to a selected list or selected group number. For this type of operation control switch I41 (Fig. 1) will be set at the SLT position. Switch arms M, I412), M10 and H111 will be on the SLT switch terminals. With switch arms I41b on the SLT terminal solenoid I59 will not be energized. Accordingly, the pointer I56 will assume the position shown in Fig. 1a. Upon depressing the start ibutton I48 a circuit is completed from line- "I,

through the film lever contacts 92 now in closed position, through relay contacts G4 now closed and TT2 now closed, to terminal SLT, through switch arm I41a, start button contacts I48a, relay coil A and film clutch magnet FM which are in parallel. With FM energized, film feed commences and film feeds through the machine until I there is again an agreement between the code spots I30 and the set up of the hand setup dethe film gate it influences its related photo-cell I35T whereupon relay coil TT is energized. This relay is maintained energized through the holding coil of the relay and holding contacts 'I'II. The holding circuit is traced as follows: from line I12, through the holding coil, the TTI contacts, through terminal SLT, switch arm I411. back through the I48c contacts now closed, the

film lever contacts 92 and back to the other side oi the line "I. With relay TT energized, relay contacts 'I'I2 .open, whereupon the holding circuit for the feed clutch magnet FM is interrupted. Film feed will then terminate with spot ISI in a position for alignment with the pointer I56 on the viewing screen. The mirror clutch magnet MC is also energized, the circuit for energizing it in this instance being from line III, through the film lever contacts 92, through the I22 contacts, through relay contacts G3 now closed, through the TH relay contacts, to terminal SLT, through the I41 switch arm. through the mirror clutch magnet MC and back to line I12. The mirror 91 will again be displaced to dotted line position and the list or total line of the selected group will be in reading position and projected on to the ground glass screen opposite pointer I56. 7 After the foregoing operation, film feed may be resumed by re-depressing the start button I48 which close contacts 8a and 8b and opens contacts I480. Opening of contacts I480 de-energizes relay coil G and relay coil TT by breaking the hold circuit for both of these relays. The holding circuit for relay coil TT is through switch arm id in the SLT position. Closure of contacts 8b re-energizes the mirror clutch magnet MC whereupon the mirror is restored in the manner previously explained.

Beginning of list control Under certain conditions and with certain types of records, it may be desired to stopfilm feed at the beginning of every list. Under such conditions the hand set-up device for a group number is not utilized. Control of film feed under this condition is afiorded solely by control spot I32. For this type of run control switch in (Fig. 1) is thrown to the LI position. Switch arm Iflb will contact switch terminal LI and energize the pointer controlling solenoid I59. With this type of run the machine is started in the usual way and the energizing and holding circuits for clutch magnet FM and relay coil A now extend through switch arm Il'la and switch terminal LI, back through relay contacts L4, line I13 and film lever contacts 92 to line III. When a spot I32 is scanned which will occur at the head of each group of data, the relay coil L will be energized and upon energization contacts LI will close, energizing the holding coil of this relay. The holding circuit extends from line I12, through the LI contacts, to the LI terminal, through switch arm Il'ld, through contacts H80, film lever contacts 92, back to line "I. With relay coil L energized, relay contacts L4 open to cle-energize feed clutch magnet FM and relay coil A. With L energized, relay contacts L close and provide an energizing circuit for the mirror clutch magnet MC, through switch arm I4Ic, which stands on the LI terminal. The mirror will be displaced in the manner previously described so that the list can be viewed. With this type of run the machine will stop its film feed with the first line of each group of film data in viewing position.

Resumption of film feed may be effected in the manner previously explained for other types of run.

Stop at every total In the event that it is desired to stop film feed at every total, irrespective of the group number control from the hand setup device, the control switch I41 (Fig. l) is thrown to the TO position. Swith arms Illa. Il'Ib, Illc and Ifldwill then all be on the TO terminals. With this type of run every time a total spot l3l passes the film gate, photo-cell I35'I' will be influenced and relay coil '1'! will be energized. With 'I'I' energized, its holding circuit through TTI will be closed, this holding circuit extending back to left side of line through ll'ld, which is now on the TO terminal and through the circuit path previously traced. Energization of relay coil 'I'I will cause the TT5 contacts to be opened. This will interrupt the holding circuit for feed clutch magnet FM and relay coil A, such holding circuit extending through switch arm Illa now in the TO terminal position. Film feed will stop with the I3I total spot in alignment with pointer I56 (see Fig. 1a). With this type of run, solenoid I59 will not be energized since switch arm IlHb is on the TO terminal. With this type of run the mirror clutch magnet MC is energized through a circuit which extends through I410, terminal TO, relay contacts 'I'IG now closed, through mirror contacts I22, film lever contacts 92 and back to line "I. The mirror will again be displaced and the total line section of the film may be viewed. After this type of run the machine can be restarted in the usual way by depressing the start button I48.

Continuous run If it is desired to run the film continuously through the machine without any stoppage o-f film feed at all the control switch I" can be displaced to the run position designated R. Switch arms I "a, Il'Ib, I410 and Ifld then all stand on the R terminal. With switch arm Illb on the R terminal, an energizing circuit is provided for relay coil J. With relay coil J energized, contacts JI are closed. With switch arm Illa on the R terminal, the depression of start button I48 will energize the feed clutch magnet FM and relay coil A. Film feed will then continue without interruption. With this type of run it is desirable to have the mirror 91 maintained in the up position. Assumingthe mirror up at the beginning of a run with relay coil J energized, contacts J2 will open to interrupt the circuit to the mirror clutch magnet MC which would otherwise be established through the start key control parts 8b. If the mirror should happen to be down at the beginning of the run it should be brought to upper position and this is provided for by a circuit which extends through switch arm MIc now on the R terminal, the circuit being completed back to left side of line through the I22 contacts now closed, through the film lever contacts 92 and back to left side of line. This will provide for energization of the mirror clutch magnet MC for the mirror down at the beginning of a run. For this type of run it should be mentioned that the start key I48 should not be depressed until the mirror has had time to swing up to'up position. With this type of run the film will continue to be fed until the stop key I49 is depressed or until the supply of film is exhausted. When film supply is exhausted the film lever contacts 92 open and when these contacts open film feed clutch magnet FM and relay coil A will be de-energized.

What is claimed is:

1. A film selecting and viewing machine, including in combination, film feeding means for feeding a film bearing a line or lines of data designations pertaining to difierent groups, "said film also having a plurality of codal data mark designations disposed transversely across the film, which plurality of marks by their relative lateral position with respect to each other and to the film, denote a multi-denominational code number which distinctively designates each group, said first mentioned data designation being in columnar alignment with the code marks, means including a plurality of elements for concurrently scanning the plurality of transversely disposed code marks which designate a group while the film is in motion, distinguishing means to distinguish scanned data designations from scanned code marks, means to set up data for comparison with codal data, means controlled by the scanning means and said setup means and under fur ther control of the distinguishing means for in.-

. terrupting film feeding movement upon a group lowing group of -otherdata and said film also having supplemental control marks thereon,

group and by the manual manipulable devices and by the scanning and detecting means for the supplemental marks upon the film for selectively stopping film feed at-the beginning of a group or at the end of a group so that either section of said elements concurrently scanning a plurality of code marks designating a group number corresponding to the set up data and irrespective of the scanning of preceding code marks, and viewing devices which are effective upon stoppage of film feed.

2. A machineaccording to claim 1 wherein operator actuated selecting means are provided which operate in cooperation with supplemental control marks upon the film to selectively bring about stoppage of film feed at the beginning or end of a group, said stoppage of film feed being further effected under the conjoint control of the seaming means upon the scanning of code marks denoting a single group.

3. A machine according to claim 1 wherein power driving means is provided for the film feeding means afiording continuous feed of the film, manual driven means for advancingor retracting the film, and clutch meansfor disconnecting the power driving means from the film feeding means to enable the manual means to be manipulated by the operator for advancing or retracting the 1 film to any desired extent.

4. A film selecting and viewing machine including in combination, film feeding means for feeding a film, said film having a line or lines of data designations thereon pertaining to different groups, said film also having codal data marks thereon for distinctively designating each group of data andalso having a pair of supplemental marks thereon to designate the beginning and end of a group, devices for suspending filmfeed, means to scan the film and detect the codal and up means for determining matching of code .marks and the set up number and for controlling of thefilm pertaining to a common group may be viewed.

6. In a film viewing machine for viewing any of successive data sections of a film, each section bearing a codal designation distinctively identifying the section; the combination of mechanism for feeding the film, optical, photocell scanning devices to scan the film while in motion for individual section identifying designations, selecting means for selecting only a desired one of the secby the section selecting means and by the supplemental selecting means for interrupting operation of the feeding means when the selected portion of the selected data section is in' viewing position.

7. In a film viewing machine for viewing a film having successive data sections in each of which an identification, comprising code spots in columnar alignment with data representations and in addition a supplemental spot out of such columnar alignment, is provided; the combination of the supplemental spot of the identifications,

means settable to select an identification to control stoppage of film feed with the data section the film feed suspending means to suspend film i feed at the beginning of a group, and supplemen tal control devices set up under control of the scanning means upon scanning the other mark for modifying film feed suspension by the foregoing means and causing film feed suspension at M marks and a supplemental mark and by said setif identified thereby in a viewing position, control 1 means operated by the scanning means in conjunction with the settable means upon the scanning means sensing the code spots of the selected identification, other control means operated by the scanning means upon sensing the supplement'al spot of the identification, and means operated by both said control means for causing film feed to be interrupted with the section bearing the selected identification in a viewing position. 8. A film selecting and viewing machine, including film feeding means for passing successive sections of a film pasta common illuminating station, illuminating means at such station, photocell means to detect combinations of code marks upon the film, means controlled by the photo-cell means for controlling suspension of film feed, a viewing screen, a mirror system including a mirror which in one position permits light' from the illuminated film at the station to pass directly to the photocell means and which in another position interrupts light passage to the photocell means and causes the image of the illuminated film at the station to be thrown on the viewing screen, and means controlled by said photocell means upon suspension of film feed for causing shifting of said mirror from the first mentioned positionto the last mentioned position.

9. A film handling machine comprising film projecting means for projecting film areas, feeding means to feed a film across said projecting means, said film having recorded thereon sections of one or more lines of data indications, said film also having in each section a codal designation in the form of a combination of code markings in index positions disposed transversely across the film and whereby the codal designation of a section in and of itself and irrespective of other codal designations codally represents a distinctive identification for its own section, scanning means for simultaneously scanning the index positions of a section for code markings while the film is in motion and including means coacting with a portion of each codal designation 'to distinguish between the codal designations and the data indications, film feed control means, and variably settable means for placing the feed control means under the individual control of a pre-selected codal designation acting through the scanning means and upon the scanning thereby of the selected desigation irrespective of the scanning of any preceding designations, said variably settable means having optional settings corresponding to difierent codal designations to enable any of different codal designations to be placed in individual and independent control of the feed control means.

10. In a machine including in combination, feeding means for a film bearing group of data designations and also codal designations pertaining to the difierent groups, each codal designation having codal characteristics in and of themselves codally designating a related group and disposed in columnar alignment with data designations, all of said codal designations having a common characteristic distinguishing them from the data designations, optical means to scan the film in motion including the columns of the film commonly bearing the data designations and said codal characteristics and including photocell means solely responsive to codal designations including said common characteristic, a film feed control circuit, relay means to control the circuit and group pre-selecting means for placing the relay means under the individual control of a pre-selected codal designation acting through the scanning means and upon response of the photocell means thereof to the pre-selected codal designation irrespective of the scanning of any preceding codal or data designations.

11. In a machine as set forth in claim 10, wherein the film also bears a supplemental designation and wherein th scanning means includes photocell means responsive to said supplemental designation and including a supplemental relay controlled thereby, dual means for controlling the film feed control circuit, said means including said supplementalrelay and said first mentioned relay and manual means for rendering said supplemental relay efiective with the first mentioned relay for conjoint control of the film feed control circuit.

12. A film handling machine comprising film projecting means for projecting film areas, feeding means to feed a film across said'projecting means, said film having recorded thereon sections of one or more lines of conventional characters, said film also having in each section a codal designation in the form of a combination of code markings in index positions in columnar alignment with recorded characters and disposed transversely across the film and whereby the codal designation of a section in and of itself and irrespective of other codal designations codally represents a distinctive identification for its own section, said designations having a common distinguishing characteristic for distinguishng them from the recorded characters, optical scanning means for simultaneously scanning the index positions of a section for code markings while the film is in motion and including means co-acting with the common distinguishing characteristic of each codal designation to distinguish between the codal designations and the recorded characters, film feed control means, and variably settable means for placing the feed control means under the individual control of a pre-selected codal designation acting through the scanning means and upon the scanning thereby of the selected designation irrespective of the scanning of any preceding designations, said variably settable means having optional settings corresponding to different codal designations to enable any of different codal designations to be placed in individual and independent control of the feed control means.

JAMES W. BRYCE. 

